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136 reviews

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Unsettled by Reem Faruqi

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory

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funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

One Bead at a Time by Beverly Little Thunder

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This is an absolutely beautiful memoir, as told by Beverly Little Thunder to Sharon Proulx-Turner. We learn about some really dark and traumatic experiences that Beverly, her parents and grandparents, and her children have been through, and at the same time we see not only the resilience of the human spirit but also the power of ceremony, of community, of youth, of our voices, of our ancestors. The audio version of this was really well done. I’d highly recommend ONE BEAD AT A TIME. 
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

LaRose by Louise Erdrich

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0